Buggy-boot



(No Model.)

0. A. BEHLBN.

, BUGGY BOOT.

No.'400,040. Patented Mar. 26, 1889- .ga o Q7 6044 W I y \L g g A ari n. Perms mwmm n m. Wflhi oooooo c.

UNITED STATES oiiARLEs A. BEHLEN,

BUGGY SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I Application filed August 17,1888.

ATENT QFFICE,

OF CINCINNATI, ()llIO.

- B O O T.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BEHLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Buggy-Boots, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to furnish to the trade a buggy-boot which requires no stitchingor cementing of the covering around the frame, which is easily and inexpensively constructed, is durable, and which will add greatly to the finish and general appearance of any vehicle to which it may be applied.

The features of my improvement will be understood from the description which I will herein give, and by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming part of my application, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehiclebody, showing my boot as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view showing one method of constructing my bo0tthat is to say, the manner in which the leather covering is brought around the rims of the iron frame and held in place by the molding-part of the frame being covered by the leather which is securely held by the molding, while another part of the frame is exposed, showing the flaps of the covering ready to be lapped over the sides of the frame. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 2, showing the boot in its completed state. Fig. is another method which may be adopted in constructing my boot, in that a pocket may be formed by stitching together the three sides of two pieces of the leather covering, then slipping within said pocket the iron frame, and binding them together by means of my molding. One portion of the figure shows the covering broken away, exposing the frame and showing the stitching of the two pieces referred to wit-h the molding omitted, while another portion of the figure shows the molding in position and the boot finished. Fig. 5 is a cross-section taken through Fig. 4, while Fig. (3 is also a cross -section taken through either Figs. 2 or 3.

I may use two styles of frame in the construction of my boot, and these styles are more clearly represented by said cross-sectional figures, the difference simply being that the iron composing the frame, as in Fig. 5, is

I perfectly flat, and near its outside edges is provided on each side with agroove or recess, thus forming shoulders against which is forced l the leather by the molding which retains itin place, while in the style of frame, as indicated by Fig. 6, the outside edges are bulged and rounded, thus also forminga shoulder on each side, against which the leather can be pressed and held by the molding, substantially as in the caserfirst mentioned and as illustrated in said Fig. 5.

The letter A indicates the vehicle-body, and B the seat thereof.

0 is the leather or other suitable covering which embraces the bootframe, whose outer sides are provided with cavities or recesses formed either by grooves g, as in Figs. 4: and 0, or by rounded heads or shoulders 71., as in Figs. 2 and G, the object of these recesses or shoulders being, as before stated, to afford a repository for the leather or other covering and the edges of the molding M, when the same is slipped over orpressed on, thus clamping or effecting such a union between the covering and frame as will be fixed and permanent and obviating the necessity of stitching or cementing and the consequent time and labor and expense which are in vogue at the present time.

In boots put together as indicated in Figs. 2, 3, and 6, the method of construction is as follows: The covering is first prepared by cutting it to the proper size, leaving, however, a sufficient flap on the three sides as will enable the sides of the frame to be lapped over and underlapped, thus effecting a complete covering. The rear corners of the covering are also cut away, as indicated by Z), Fig. 2, in order that there maybe no doubling of the material when it is lapped over the frame, thus affording a smooth and even surface. The molding M is then slipped or pressed 011, as indicated in the several figures, its edges embracing the covering, forcing it into the recess or against the shoulders thereof, thus forming a clamp which effectually binds the parts together. The various sides of the boot are provided with these moldings M, which are fitted together at the corners by mitered joints, as shown.

In the construction, as indicated by Figs. 4: and 5, as before stated, two pieces of the cover- :0 from being nnseated while the Vehicle is in in g are sewed together so as to form a pocket into which the frame, whether it be provided with a groove or a shoulder, is inserted. lhe molding M is then applied, either by sliding or pressing to the seamed sides, thereby eflectin the clamping, as described. That part of the covering 0 as is indicated by the letter .T is for attachment to the under part of seat B, as ordinarily. Vhen the boot in position, its edges overlap the edges of the body only to the extent permitted by the molding M, which acts as a seat for the boot. The molding being of metal, and being polished or plated, will give to the boot and finish of the vehicle, as a whole, a neat and attractive appearance, while the boot itself is durable, the construction simple and speedy, as well as inexpensive, and when applied will not damage the finish of the vehicle. To prevent the boot the parts firmly together without other aid, 35

substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES A. J-HCIILEN. \Vitnesses:

CHARLES LEHMER, 'IHos. L. OURLEY. 

